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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You

With 83 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #27 most popular major in West Virginia.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Student Counseling program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our analysis found Marshall University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

About 89% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 11% are male.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Marshall University

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Read full report on Student Counseling at West Virginia University

#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Shepherd University is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

Of the 11 students majoring in student counseling at Shepherd University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Full Student Counseling at Shepherd University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Student Counseling at American Public University System Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 701
Florida 385
Georgia 358
North Carolina 557
Tennessee 239
Kentucky 352
Louisiana 150
Alabama 329
South Carolina 224
Mississippi 179
Arkansas 305

One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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